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Crime
Jalandhar hotel room finds body of Jammu woman seeking job, hanged suspiciously
✍️ Amar Ujala · Jalandhar
🗓 23 Oct 2026, 02:02 PM
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Police discovered the dead body of a Jammu resident, who had traveled to Jalandhar for employment, hanging in a room of the Oval Hut Hotel under suspicious circumstances.
Police officials from Jalandhar's Thana No‑7 reported that a woman's corpse was found hanging inside a room of the Oval Hut Hotel, a property that falls under the same police jurisdiction. The body was discovered during a routine check after a complaint was lodged by hotel staff. The deceased has been identified as Shahnaz, a resident of Jammu who had arrived in Jalandhar in search of work. Authorities said she was found suspended from a ceiling fixture, and the manner of death is being treated as suspicious. Investigators have sealed the hotel room and are conducting a forensic examination to determine whether foul play was involved. The police have appealed to anyone with information about Shahnaz's movements or contacts in the city to come forward, emphasizing that the case remains open pending further evidence.